Veon’s Ukrainian operator Kyivstar says it has acquired local ride-hailing and delivery platform Uklon in a deal valued at US$155.2 million to expand its digital consumer services portfolio.
In what appears to be a first for the country, the Somalia Payment Switch (SPS) payments infrastructure under the Central Bank of Somalia has introduced an instant payment system that includes support for QR payments.
Mobile internet users in Thailand are quite keen on the coming age of AI despite awareness of potential risks and privacy concerns, and most are already using it, according to a new Telenor Asia study.
There’s been a flurry of digital payments news this week from Saudi Arabia involving a wide variety of major names in the market, notably Ant International, Google Pay and Thunes.